Thermostatic controlled fur and material dressing equipment



June 21, 1955 5, HARPER 2,711,095

I'IERMOSTATIC CONTROLLED FUR AND MATERIAL DRESSING EQUIPMENT I Filed Feb. 3, 1951 United States Patent THERMOSTATIC CONTROLLED FUR AND MATERIAL DRESSING EQUIPMENT Solomon Harper, New York, N. Y. Application February 3, 1951, Serial No.v 209,292

8 Claims. (CI. 69-23) This invention, related to improvements in fur dressing equipment, and has for its purpose a series of concave spaces in which flat surface furs, such as. beaver, can be padded down into curved concave dips in a table or flat bottom slab which may be set, and bolted to the top of a flat surface table of a pressing machine.

Another purpose of this invention is to operate an individual fur impression decorating die, fastened to a common plate by suitable means. Thus by moving the common plate downward on the back side of a beaver like flat fur coat or piece the entire surface'covered will be decorated with any irregular curves simply by inserting the desired plate or individual die to cover a predetermined space. A different design of die may be used for the adjacent space, if the same general type is not desired.

A still further purpose of this invention is to slightly turn the dieson a horizontal-plane, after they have been pressed down on the fur surface; and after a brief setting time the plate or die are raised vertically by recoil movement of the pressing head.

Another purpose of this invention is to press, and decorate fur by use of conventional fur, or clothing pressing machine by attaching the bottom form and the top form to the appropriate parts, top and bottom pressing surfaces of the machine.

Another purpose of this invention is to provide electrical or other form of heat to increase the surface temperature of the die to a predetermined minimum or maximum and to control the temperature by the means of adjustable thermostats or valves. The temperature may also be controlled by use of separate heater coils controlled by cut off switches.

A further purpose of this invention is to cause the head or top part of the plate and die holder to move vertically downward, instead as in the existing machines with pressing heads which come downward on an angle; thus the die may move downward directly vertically to impress the decorative form on the fur and be moved vertically upward, on release of a foot peddle as disclosed in the specifications.

Another purpose of this invention is to cause the dies to be moved in a horizontal plane by the use of links and cams connected as illustrated in the drawings of the machine.

A further object of this invention is the arrangement of a series of dies of various sizes separated from each other enough that they may be rotated horizontally slightly if desired.

Another object of this invention is a series of connecting levers and wheels attached to said dies which may be rotated by hand individually or jointly at the same time.

Another object of this invention is one or more dies heated by steam or electricity as may be determined according to the source of power available.

Another object of this invention is one or more or a series of fur decorating dies electrically heated and thermostatically controlled arranged in parallel in rows separated from each other by a very small space which Patented June 21, 1955 will permit them to be rotated slightly in a horizontal plane.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows an enlarged view of'a single unit with a concaved form of die,

Fig. 2 shows the assembled bottom pad form and the plate from the front,

Fig. 3 is an end view of the complete machine, and

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lever and links of the eccentric movement to shift the dies.

The single unit, shown in Fig. 1, has an upper section 1 which includes the fur decorating die 2 with its ribs 3.

The concave bed or female die 4 for the die 2 is spaced from the die a suflicient distance to permit the fur, which is placed between the bed and the die, throughout the engaging face areas. The die 2 is shown provided with electric heating means, the temperature of which may be controlled by the thermostat T or the like.

Alternately the-die 2 may be heated by steam which could be supplied through the flexible hose 13, which is shown acting as a protective shield or conduit for the wires leading to the electric heating means shown in the drawings.

Fig. 2 shows an assembly of a plurality of the die elements 4 positioned on the table base 5 of a conventional machine used in regular fur or clothing drying and press- 5 ing operations while the upper die members 2 are carried 7 anchor the machine to the floor. The

by the frame 8 which may be provided with holes for use in attaching it .to old style machine. The table base is mounted on a pedestal 6 rising from a floor base 7 which be provided with a padded bottom form for the conven-v tional pressing of furs and cloth in which event the upper dies 2 are not used or alternately the upper dies are not convex but rather fiat with all of their ribs of equal length. These dies may be changed and other designs substituted having curved ribs or other forms for dressing fiat fur, and tightening other fine furs.

Rising from the rear portion of the base 7 as shown in Fig. 3 is a column 14 which is provided with a forwardly projecting bracket 15 while the pedestal 6 has a rearwardly projecting bracket 16. Mounted in vertically aligned openings in the brackets 15 and 16 is an axially movable member 17, the upper end of which is bent forwardand down at 12 to support the frame 8 carrying the male dies 2. Adjacent the lower end of the member 17 are a pair of collar members 18 which embrace the lever arm of the treadle 19 pivotally supported on the column 14. The member l7 may rest upon a spring loaded pin in the base 7 to absorb the shock of stepping on the treadle. The lower collar 18 is provided with an elongated transverse projection which is slideably received in a complementary shaped socket 21 to prevent rotation of the member 17. The weight of the member 17 and the dies 2 and their support is counterbalanced by the counterbalance weight 9 on the rear end of the lever 10 which is pivotally mounted on the column 14 at the pivot 11 and the lever bears against a pin 20 projecting from the vertically movable member 17; this will raise the upper dies 2 from the work when the treadle is released. The male dies 2 are pivotally mounted below the frame 8 on the studs 22 screwed into the rear of the dies. The studs rotate in the frame 8 while the dies are rotated by means of the bars 23 attached to the front of each male die. v

The structure shown in Fig. 4 permits all the male dies 2 to be slightly rotated and the degree of rotation can be changed by changing the location of studs 22 and the atto be pressed evenly tachment point connecting the dies tov bar 23. .A bracket arm 25 universally mounted on the pivot 11 of the counterweight lever extends forward and carries at its forward end a transverse bar 26. This bar is provided with a number of pins or studs each of which are received in a slot 24 at the front end of the bars 23. The bar 26 may be provided with a suitable handle which the operator can grip to shift the dies.

in the operation of the machine the work which may be cloth or fur is positioned on the bed of female dies 4, below the male dies 2. The operator then steps upon the treadle 19 which causes the member 14 and the male dies to move downward, against the counterweights force, into engagement with the work. If a straight pressing action is desired when the pattern of the dies has been set, the treadle is released and thecounterweight raises the male dies clear of the work. If, however, it isdesired to place a curl in the fur, the pressure on the treadle is released slightly after the dies have been brought into engagement with the work and the operator takes the handle on the transverse bar 26 and shifts the bar sideways sufiicient to rotate all the male dies 2 through an angle covering not more than one-fourth of an inch or as may be predetermined according to the type of work to be done and the kind of material. The pressure on the treadle, and thereby of the dies 2 on the work, is restored until the desired design is set in the work when the treadle is released and the male dies elevated to their upper position without shifting the dies to their normal lateral position.

Should it be desired to make a difierent design outlin on the fur than the one that is being used, the male and female dies may be removed from the machine and re placed with other dies to give the desired pattern.

I am aware that some of the various parts of my inven- ,My construction is subject to improvement and changes I and I do not desire to limit the use of the invention expivoted fur dressing dies; mechanical linkage means in tions are not new, but I believe the arrangement of these parts to construct mechanical fur decorating machine, which will enable a person to press, and decorate flat fur or cloth at the same time and with any particular design desired, constitutes a new inventionbecause heretofore decorating of flat fur has been done solely'by hand operated individual dies pushed down by hand of the operator on to the top of the fur.

terconnecting said dies; manually operable means connected to said linkage means for moving said dies about their pivots and means for applying pressure to said dies.

.2. A device according to claim 1 further comprising thermostatically controlled means for maintaining said dies at a predetermined temperature.

3. In fur dressing equipment according to claim 2, a lever movable by pressure, said lever being connected to dies which may be covered to revolve proportionally to movement of said lever.

4. In a device according to claim 1, said dies being adapted to be heated by steam. V .5..Ir1 a device according to claim 4, said dies having steam conducting means adapted to be adjustably con- 7 trolled by valve means. 6. In a device according to to be heated by electric heating means.

-7. In. adevice according to claim 6, said electric heat- I ing: means being adapted to be controlled by adjustable thermostatic means. 8. In fur dressing equipment, a lever connected to a plurality of parallel links attached to revolvable dies to cause the said dies to revolve laterally on the top of fur and to cause said fur to be dressed with'said dies when said lever is moved by pressure.

References Cited in the file of this patent v UNITED STATES PATENTS 634,719 Crowell Oct. '10, 1899 994,686- Mitchell June 6, 1911 1,841,256 Sanglier Jan. 12, 1932 2,449,111

Foster Sept. 14, 1948 claim -l, said dies adapted Pisko Aug. 13, 1895" 

